Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of OSU courses related to Latin America. If you are a FLAS fellow, it is your responsibility to make sure the course you are interested fulfills the requirement of having at least 25% of Latin American content.
If you are an instructor and teach a course with 25% or more Latin American content that does not appear in this listing, please notify CLAS Assistant Director Leila Vieira (vieira.31@osu.edu) so it can be added.
Department of African American and African Studies
AFAMAST 2253 - Introduction to Caribbean Literature
An introduction to Caribbean literature with a focus on prose, poetry, and drama. GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
T R; 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
AFAMAST 3310 - Global Perspectives on the African Diaspora
Study of historical processes, key figures and ideas, and cultural expressions of the worldwide dispersion of people of African descent from different times and places. GE theme lived environments course.
T R; 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
AFAMAST 3376 - Arts and Cultures of Africa and the Diaspora
An overview of African and African diaspora cultures from a historical perspective. Cultural media will include art, literature, film, dance, and photography. Prereq: Not open to students with HistArt 3102. GE VPA and diversity global studies course. GE theme migration, mobility, and immobility course. Cross-listed in HistArt 3102.
T R; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
AFAMAST 4342 - Religion, Meaning, and Knowledge in Africa and its Diaspora
While the practice of religion in Africa is as diverse as its people, three major belief systems define the practice: African Traditional Religion, Islam, and Christianity. This course will examine classical and contemporary definitions of African Traditional Religion/s and the introduction and adaptations of Islam and Christianity in Africa, as well as religious practices in the African Diaspora. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.
T R; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
AFAMAST 8350 - Transnational History of the African World
Starts from the premise that the African world no longer includes only the continent of Africa, but also the spaces and cultures populated by peoples of African descent. Prereq: Grad standing.
W; 3:15 pm - 6:00 pm
Department of Anthropology
ANTHROP 2202 - An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Introduction to anthropological perspectives on cross-cultural variation in human behavior and societies. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2202H. GE soc sci indivs and groups and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
Multiple sections
ANTHROP 3416 - Latin American Peoples and Cultures
Latin American peoples and cultures. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 416.
T R; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
ANTHROP 3419 - Latin American Cultures and Migration in Global Perspective
An intensive ethnographic investigation of Latin American and Caribbean migration (Mexico, Ecuador, The Dominican Republic) including the history of migration; contemporary movement; and transnationalism. GE soc sci orgs and polities course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
W F; 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
ANTHROP 5624 - The Anthropology of Food: Culture, Society and Eating
Explores food traditions, global expansion of foods and the production/exchange of food in culture and society. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
T R; 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
Department of Comparative Studies
COMPSTD 2242 - Introduction to Latinx Studies
Introduction to Latinx studies; history, politics, and cultural production of Latinx communities in the U.S. and its borderlands. Prereq: GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Spanish 2242, or EthnStd 2242. GE cultures and ideas and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross-listed in Spanish and EthnStd.
T R; 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
COMPSTD 2301 - Introduction to World Literature
Analysis of oral and written literatures of diverse cultures and historical periods. Prereq: English 1110, or equiv. GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts and race, ethnicity and gender div course.
T R; 9:35 am - 10:55 am
COMPSTD 2367.08 - American Identity in the World
American culture viewed from inside and from the perspective of foreign cultures, as seen in literature, film, art, music, journalism, folklore, and popular culture. Prereq: English 1110 or equiv, and Soph standing. Not open to students with credit for 2367.08H. GE writing and comm: level 2 and cultures and ideas and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation writing and info literacy and historical and cultural studies course.
Multiple sections
COMPSTD 4597.02 - Global Culture
Examines contemporary global cultural flows, the concepts useful in analyzing them, and the questions they raise about power and cultural change. Prereq: Completion of Second Writing course. Not open to students with credit for 597.02. GE diversity global studies and cross-disciplinary seminar course.
T R; 12:45 pm - 2:05 pm
COMPSTD 4597.03 - Global Folklore
Examines contemporary folklore around the world; introduces students to key concepts in folklore scholarship; focuses on transmission and transformation of cultural knowledge and practice, particularly in situations of conflict or upheaval. Prereq: Jr standing, or permission of the instructor. GE diversity global studies and cross-disciplinary seminar course. GE theme migration, mobility, and immobility course.
W F; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
Department of Dance
DANCE 7409 - Ethnographies of Dance and Performance
Reading and conducting ethnographic research in areas of dance and performance, including feminist and post-colonial approaches to Western, non-Western, and globalized forms. Prereq: Grad standing or permission of instructor. VSP Admis Cond course.
M W; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
School of Earth Sciences
EARTHSC 2203 - Environmental Geoscience
Concepts and challenges of geological hazards and resources, environmental pollution, and health; regional and long-range planning; and global change and sustainability. GE nat sci phys course. GE theme sustainability course.
M W F; 9:10 am - 10:05 am
EARTHSC 5663 - Global Change and Sustainability in the Earth System
Analysis of Earth systems, global environmental change and options for sustainability. Prereq: Sr or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for EarthSci 663 or GeolSci 663.
T R; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
Department of Economics
ECON 4130 - World Economic Development in Historical Perspective
A survey of economic development from the middle ages through the 20th century, emphasizing Europe, Asia and Africa. Prereq: 2001.01, 2001.02 (200), or 2001.03H (200H), or 2002.01, 2002.02 (201) or 2002.03H (201H), or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 5130 (614), or 515. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
Multiple sections
College of Education and Human Ecology
EDUTL 7014 - Epistemologies and Theories of Race, Justice, & Equity in Education
Examine and focus in depth on various critical epistemologies, theories, and assumptions and the relationships between them and the pursuit of social justice.
W; 4:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Department of Geography
GEOG 2400.01 - Economic and Social Geography
Economic activity is a form of social relationship that connects us to people and places in our community and around the world. Develop a spatial understanding of the economy and society, focusing on issues such as globalization and inequality. Tie these geographic perspectives to your own position in global economies and explore how this poses challenges and opportunities for global citizenship. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2400, 2400H, or 2400.02. GE soc sci human, nat, and econ resources and diversity global studies course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
M W F; 9:10 am - 10:05 am
GEOG 2500 - Cities and their Global Spaces
Globalization and urbanization; urban economies, spaces, and societies; function, form, and pattern in developed and developing world cities. GE soc sci orgs and polities and diversity global studies course. GE theme lived environments course.
T R; 9:35 am - 10:55 am
GEOG 2750 - World Regional Geography
Develops students' knowledge of world geography through the twin concepts of region and globalization; focuses on culture, society, politics, economy, and interplay between people and environments. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 200 or 2750H (200H). GE soc sci human, nat, and econ resources and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course. SS Admis Cond course.
M W; 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
GEOG 5802 - Globalization and Environment
Transnational dimensions of changes to the natural environment; ways that global economic activity, international institutions, and global environmentalism contribute to environmental problems and solutions. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 635.
M W; 12:45 pm - 2:05 pm
Department of History of Art
HISTART 2901 - Introduction to World Cinema
Chronological survey of the most influential and recognized film artists and film movements of the world. GE VPA and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
Multiple sections
HISTART 3901 - World Cinema Today
An introduction to the art of international cinema today, including its forms and varied content. GE VPA and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
Multiple sections
HISTART 8561 - Studies in Latin American Art
Advanced study and specialized research on topical issues in Latin American Art. Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.
W 2:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Department of History
HISTORY 2650 - The World since 1914
Global perspective on major forces that shaped the world since 1914. Provides students with factual knowledge and a critical interpretive framework for responsible global citizenship. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
W F; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
HISTORY 3100 - Colonial Latin America
Mayan, Aztec, and Incan Empires; the Spanish and Portuguese conquests and the transplanting of Iberian institutions; the Baroque period; the Bourbon Century and the Enlightenment. Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 533.01. GE historical study course.
T R ; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
HISTORY 3106 - History of Mexico
History of Mexico during precolonial, colonial, and independence periods with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
T R; 9:35 am - 10:55 am
HISTORY 4125 - Seminar in Latin American History
Advanced research and readings on selected topics in Latin American History. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, a grade of C or above in History 2800, and any 3000-level History course; or permission of instructor
R; 2:20 pm - 5:05 pm
Department of Political Science
POLITSC 1200 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
Introduction to modern nation-states outside the United States: problems of state- and nation-building, representation, conflict, and making of government policy in selected countries. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 100 or 100H. This course is available for EM credit. GE soc sci orgs and polities and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
Multiple sections
POLITSC 4242 - Incomplete Democracies
Explores various forms of violence including electoral violence and political assassination, organized crime, police brutality, and other human rights abuses in Latin America. Prereq: Soph standing or above. Not open to students with credit for 542 or IntStds 4242 (542). Cross-listed in IntStds.
W F 9:35 am - 10:55 am
Department of Sociology
SOCIOL 2310 - Sociology of Gangs
Broad range of topics related to gang activity with a focus on why individuals join gangs, societal consequences of gangs, and social policy. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 310.
M; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
SOCIOL 3200 - Sociology of Immigration
Provides a sociological understanding of contemporary migration both globally and with a particular focus on the U.S. The course will examine why migration occurs; how it is sustained over time; and how immigrants are incorporated into the host society. Social relations as central to understanding immigration will be a focus of the course. GE diversity soc div in the US course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
SOCIOL 3597.01 - World Problems in Global Context
Sociological analysis of contemporary world societies - non-industrialized, industrializing, and industrialized - with special attention to major social institutions and patterns of social change. GE diversity global studies and cross-disciplinary seminar course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
T R; 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
SOCIOL 5450 - Sociology of Global Health and Illness
Sociological study of health and illness from a global perspective. Topics include health, illness, and related behaviors; disease processes, correlates of diseases, global efforts to improve health, and comparative health care systems. Prereq: Jr, Sr, or Grad standing; or permission of instructor or department. GE diversity global studies course. GE theme health and well-being course.
M; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
SPANISH 2151 - Latin American Culture and Literature
Introduction to the culture of Spanish America and Brazil through literature, art, music, film, and folklore. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 151. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
T R; 9:35 am - 10:55 am
SPANISH 2208.22 - Andean Music Ensemble
Learning to playing and performing music from Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. The course explores various musical genres within the Andean region. Students study techniques and methods for playing Andean instruments and learn to sing in Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. Cross-listed in Music.
W; 5:30 pm - 7:35 pm
SPANISH 2242 - Introduction to Latinx Studies
Introduction to Latinx studies; history, politics, and cultural production of Latinx communities in the U.S. and its borderlands. Prereq: GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for EthnStd 2242, or CompStd 2242, or 2322. GE cultures and ideas and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross-listed EtnStd and CompStd.
T R; 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
SPANISH 2332 - Introduction to Andean and Amazonian Cultures
Historical formation of contemporary societies in the Andean and Amazonian regions, including their ethnic, social, and cultural features; taught in English. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 332. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
T R; 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
SPANISH 2380 - Introduction to Latin American Film
Introduction to Latin American film traditions; analysis of genres, filmmakers, and alternate aesthetics; focus on relation of film to social, political, and economic processes. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 380. GE VPA and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
W F - 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
SPANISH 2506 - Latin American Culture in a Business Context
Examination of cultural differences and similarities between the U.S. and Latin America to understand the effects of conducting business with competent cultural understanding. Taught in English. Course applies to the Spanish Minor for Business.
T R; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
SPANISH 3450 - Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture in Spanish
Required course for Spanish majors and minors. An introduction to literary and cultural analysis of texts in Spanish. This course presents strategies for reading and analyzing literary and cultural texts from various Spanish speaking countries to prepare students for more advanced courses in the Spanish program. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3403, 3413, 4603, or 4613. Not open to students with credit for 3450H.
Multiple sections
SPANISH 3450H - Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture in Spanish
Required course for Honors Spanish majors and minors. An introduction to literary and cultural analysis of texts in Spanish. This course presents strategies for reading and analyzing literary and cultural texts from various Spanish speaking countries to prepare students for more advanced courses in the Spanish program. Prereq: Honors standing; and a grade of C- or above in 3403, 3413, 4603, or 4613; and GPA 3.4 or above. Not open to students with credit for 3450.
W F; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
SPANISH 4555 - Indigenous, Colonial, & National Literatures and Cultures of Spanish America
Introductory critical study of issues and processes in the formation of indigenous, colonial, and national expression through 19th century regional discourses. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 (450) or 3450H (450H). Not open to students with credit for 555. FL Admis Cond course.
W F; 9:35 am - 10:55 am
SPANISH 4556 - Modern Spanish American Literatures
This course includes a modern and contemporary panorama of Spanish American Literatures from Modernism in the 1880s to Present. It studies the formation of the canon and subsequent questionings and revisions, including the Avant-garde, the Fantastic, Magic Realism, Testimonial, & Postmodernism, through a diverse array of genres such as poetry, essay, short stories, drama, testimonial, or short novel. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 or 3450H.
T R - 12:45 pm - 2:05 pm pm
SPANISH 4557.10 - Introduction to Latino Literature in the U.S.
Introductory critical study of authors, topics, and movements in Latino literature from the late 19th century to the present. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 (450) or 3450H (450H). Not open to students with credit for 557. FL Admis Cond course.
T R; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
SPANISH 4515 - Andean Art, Culture, and Society
Representations of cultural, social, and literary identities in the Andean regions in early and modern societies' daily life as embodied in maps, narratives, art, photography, autobiographical and literary texts. Taught in English.
T R; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
SPANISH 4560 - Introduction to Spanish American Culture
Major elements in the culture of the peoples of Spanish America. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 (450) or 3450H (450H). Not open to students with credit for 560 or 560H. FL Admis Cond course.
T R; 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
PORTGSE 5530 - Literatures and Cultures in Portuguese, from Modernism to the Present
Overview of literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world in the early twentieth to the twenty-first centuries. Prereq: 3450 (Portgese 450) with a C- or better, or Grad standing; or permission of instructor.
W F; 12:45 pm - 2:05 pm
SPANISH 5660 - Seminar in Latin American Literatures and Cultures
Intensive study of a major theme, author, literary or cultural problem related to Latin America. Required for students completing the Latin American Concentration of the Spanish major. A maximum of 1 course taught in English may be counted toward the Spanish Major program with a Latin American Literatures & Cultures Concentration. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 or 3450H, plus any two of: 4515, 4516, 4555, 4555E, 4556, 4558, 4560, 4560H, 4565H, 4570, 4580, 4595.03, or 5640. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.
W F; 12:45 pm - 2:05 pm
PORTGSE 7440 - Cinema of the Portuguese-Speaking World
In-depth study of a major topic or problem in the cinema of the Portuguese-speaking world (Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa, and Lusophone Asia). Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.
R 2:30 pm - 5:15 pm
SPANISH 7800 - Latin American Film
Study of Latin American film focusing on historical periods, dominant genres, distinguished directors, and relation of film to larger social, cultural and political dynamics. Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 780.
W 2:30 pm - 5:15 pm
SPANISH 8560 - Seminar in Independence and 19th-Century Latin American Literatures and Cultures
Detailed exploration of advanced issues in Latin American literatures and cultures of the independence period and the 19th century. Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs.
T; 5:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
WGSST 2305 - A World of Genders and Sexualities
Investigates gender and sexuality in transnational and cross-cultural perspective. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course.
T R; 8:00 am - 9:20 am
WGSST 2340 - Si Se Puede: Latinx Gender Studies
Explores the various layers of complexity that have historically made up the Latinx experience in the United States at the intersections of class, race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for EthnStd 2340. GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross listed in EthnStd.
W F; 9:35 am - 10:55 am
WGSST 2750 - Natives and Newcomers: Immigration and Migration in U.S. History
General survey of (im)migration history in the U.S. from precolonial times to the present. Topics include cultural contact, economic relations, citizenship, politics, family, and sexuality. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 2750H, History 2750, 2750H, or 2750E. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical or cultural studies course. Cross-listed in History.
W F; 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm